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England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 169 | 119 | 78 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -50 | -41 | +66 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 39 | 43 | 283 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | 0.51% | 1.59% | 3.15% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.40% | 5.08% | 9.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 28 | 227 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,675 | £36,250 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,313 | £45,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,750 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.38% | -8.70% | -17.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £73,886 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,375 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £58,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.45% | -7.20% |
All Programming Languages
South West
C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the South West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 1,146 | 846 | 2,923 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 14.88% | 31.37% | 32.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 714 | 607 | 2,402 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £43,875 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £65,938 | £71,250 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,600 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.
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Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing C.
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Salary Histogram in the South West
Salary distribution for jobs citing C in the South West over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.
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Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the South West region over the 6 months to 12 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Gloucestershire | -13 | 20 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 20 |
| Bristol | -31 | 7 | £52,500 | -25.00% | 29 |
| Dorset | -15 | 5 | £50,000 | +2.56% | 2 |
| Wiltshire | -9 | 3 | £62,500 | -5.66% | 4 |
| Somerset | -27 | 2 | £47,500 | -17.39% | 2 |
| Devon | -33 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| Cornwall | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: